ABSTRACT

The Bulgarian decision to deport 250,000 Bulgarian Turks to Turkey in August 1950 came as a shock to the Democratic Party (DP). As a party that had taken power only three months ago, the DP was not prepared to accept the influx of thousands of immigrants. The deportation initially challenged the DP’s legitimacy at home and abroad because the DP tried to exercise its political hegemony over the opposition and to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). To counter criticism in Turkey and to protect its image in the international arena, the DP formulated a set of policies, ranging from diplomatic channels to anti-communist discourses and victimization of immigrant children and women. Based on primary and secondary accounts, the article argues that the deportation of Bulgarian Turks was a challenge – and simultaneously a source of legitimacy – to the DP at the beginning of its rule.

中文翻译：

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合法性危机还是政治巩固的源泉？1950-1951 年驱逐保加利亚土耳其人与民主党

摘要

1950 年 8 月，保加利亚决定将 250,000 名保加利亚土耳其人驱逐到土耳其，这让民主党感到震惊。作为一个仅在三个月前上台的政党，民主党不准备接受成千上万的移民涌入。驱逐出境最初挑战了民主党在国内外的合法性，因为民主党试图对反对派行使政治霸权并成为北大西洋公约组织（NATO）的成员。为了反击土耳其的批评并保护其在国际舞台上的形象，民主党制定了一系列政策，从外交渠道到反共言论和移民儿童和妇女的受害。基于一级和二级账户，